- Desmond Mhango’s Opinion and Experiences Concerning Child Labour in Malawi
Desmond Mhango concludes his series on Child Labour in Malawi with this final article. In this final article of the series Child Labor in Malawi, the author describes his own experience as Executive Director of the Malawian NGO Centre for Youth and Children’s Affairs (CEYCA) and expresses his own opinion, having previously discussed the situational…
- The State’s Responsibility to Address Child Labour
Desmond Mhango’s series on Child Labour in Malawi continues with this fifth article. Following his detailed explanation of the situational context of child labour in Malawi, including a depiction of the places and practices where child labour occurs, Mhango proceeded with his series by highlighting the push factors that contribute to child labour in Malawi.…
- Push Factors for Child Labour in Malawi
Desmond Mhango’s series on Child Labour in Malawi continues with this fourth article. Following his detailed explanation of the situational context of child labour in Malawi, including a depiction of the places and practices where child labour occurs, Mhango proceeds with his series by highlighting the push factors that contribute to child labour in Malawi.…
- A popular uprising as a game changer? Somalia’s fight against Al Shabab terror
In the shadow of world political events, one of the biggest offensives against terror in over a decade and a half is currently taking place in Somalia. For almost two decades, Al-Shabab, a terrorist organisation linked to Al Qaeda, has had a stranglehold on the country. International projects could not be implemented or could only…
- Launch of the Asli-Ahmed-Award
On 19th November 2022, the africanlegalstudies.blog launched the Asli-Ahmed-Award in close cooperation with the Verein für Entwicklung und humanitäre Hilfe Somalias e.V. Thanks to the gracious support of the Verein für Entwicklung und humanitäre Hilfe Somalias e.V., this award will recognize outstanding articles on issues concerning Somalia and is rewarded with a US-$ 100 financial…
- On a difficult mission – Somalia elects Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the new president
COMMENT René Brosius 10 June 2022 In the evening of 8 February 2017, it was clear: Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed also known as “Farmaajo” is Somalia’s 9th president. People in Mogadishu were excited, the streets were filled with joyous pedestrians that were celebrating the feeling of hope which Farmaajo represented. There was no feeling of fear,…